Assigning Lambda Expression to a Variable

Question

I want to include a variable to a lambda function. I want to replace sales with a variable that I can assign at the beginning of my script so that I don't have to search for this lambda function deep in my code everytime I want to change the metric being measured.

This is the current approach without assigning a variable.

df = (df_raw.rename(columns = {"col1" : "col2", "col3":"col4"})
             .assign(day = lambda x: pd.to_datetime(x.day),
                     orders = lambda x: x.sales.astype(int)

When I try assigning sales to a variable it does not work.

metric = "sales"
kpi = ("lambda x: x." + metric + ".astype(int)")

df = (df_raw.rename(columns = {"col1" : "col2", "col3":"col4"})
             .assign(day = lambda x: pd.to_datetime(x.day),
                     orders = kpi

Is there a better way of doing this? This provides an error when attempting this

mozway · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-16 17:56:57Z

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You are not defining a lambda function, but a simple string. This won't lead to execution of a function but assignment of the literal string.

Use:

metric = "sales"
kpi = lambda x: x[metric].astype(int)

answered Oct 16, 2022 at 17:56

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